Use Skype for file transfer on Ubuntu
Microsoft does not have a MSN Messenger version for Linux. Yahoo Messenger for Linux apparently sucks. Google Talk too does not work on Linux. So for file transfers to your friends… Use Skype!
Apparently Pidgin’s file transfer is buggy too… Pando does not have a Linux version as well… 
It’s weird that Skype seems to be the only mainstream IM application that keeps an updated Linux version.
June 14th, 2007 at 06:57 am
Nope….not an updated version. Sorry. Linux port lags behind Windows by many notches. Still, that is some saving grace.
I’d prefer to use Gizmo for online VoIP because it’s based on Open SIP standards. Just like the Wengo Phone. Skype sucks that way.
June 14th, 2007 at 11:14 am
standards. duh.
skype to skype file transfer works. that’s good enough for me. it has a working client. it’s popular. that works for me.
June 19th, 2007 at 08:39 am
I m using kopete on ubuntu and having no problm in transfering files to others who are on yahoo messngr!!
June 25th, 2007 at 08:18 pm
Why not install Wine and run windows apps through it? Or look ay synaptic or aptitude (as Ubuntu is a debian based distro, it should have these) and see what linux chat clients there are that can do file transfers.
March 9th, 2008 at 03:10 am
HI , I want to do voice chat in ubuntu + wab cam and yahoo chat as well.
How to make my system to support these.
please give elaborate reply